The following is an extract from a report in The National Edition of Verdict Search, Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 2009. Our Partner, Ben B. Rubinowitz represented the plaintiffs, Gloria Aguilar and Aristides Aguilar. On Nov. 4, 2005, plaintiff Gloria Aguilar, 45, a homemaker and part-time housecleaner, was struck by…
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New York City Bus Accident-$27,500,000.00 Verdict
Following a six week trial in New York Supreme Court before Judge Paul Feinman, our Partner, Ben B. Rubinowitz obtained a jury verdict of $27,500,000.00. The plaintiff, Gloria Aguilar, was a 45 year old woman, returning from work. As she was crossing 50th St at 10th Ave, a New York…
NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
In Tirado V. Elrac Inc., U-Haul Co., Inc. decided August 5, 2008, The First Department reversed the order of the Supreme Court granting U-Haul’s motion for summary judgment and granted plaintiffs cross motion to amend his Complaint and held the amendment related back to the original date of filing of…
NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, THE EMERGENCY DOCTRINE
In Koenig v. Lee, Decided on July 15, 2008, The 2d. Department dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for personal injuries suffered in an Automobile Accident based on the Emergency Doctrine. The facts set forth by The Court were as follows; “Here, the evidence submitted by the appellants in support of their motion…
New York Automobile Accidents – Insurance Issues
Uninsured Motorist Coverage/Supplemental Underinsured Motorist Coverage A. When and How It Applies: 1. Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UM) – Insurance Law Section 3420(f)(1) – is mandatory in New York State which makes certain that the minimum bodily insurance coverage mandated by law is available to those involved in an accident with…